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[Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847]

[Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, November 27, 1847]

Date: 1847-11-27
Creator: unknown
Description: Papers of Jesse Grimes. Letter from W.B. Ochiltree to Jesse Grimes, concerns nomination of district judge. Mentions Amos Clark and murderer David L. Ray.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler, May 26, 1863]

[Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler, May 26, 1863]

Date: 1863-05-26
Creator: Wheeler, Walker
Description: Letter to R.E.B. Baylor from Walker Wheeler regarding Civil War news. Robert Emmett Bledsoe Baylor Papers.
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
Land Survey

Land Survey

Date: 1838
Creator: unknown
Description: Land survey of 640 and 1280 acres in Nacogdoches County; signed by B. A. Vansickle, Abraham Gibson, and W. H. Ferris for George H. Wright, Hansel Wright and Michael Snyder
Holding Partner: Star of the Republic Museum
[Letter from Political Chief of Nacogdoches to Archivaldo Hopkins] January 16th 1835

[Letter from Political Chief of Nacogdoches to Archivaldo Hopkins] January 16th 1835

Date: 1835-01-16
Creator: Rueg, Enrique
Description: Letter asking information about the legality of the fees of the commissioner and requesting him to exhibit his power as agent for the impresarios Zavala Vehlein and Burnet, etc.
Holding Partner: Texas State Library and Archives Commission
[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]]

[Land grant title to John Bevil granted by Lorenzo de Zavala, October 29, 1834]]

Date: 1915-12-22
Creator: General Land office of the State of Texas
Description: Title of Possession of Land given to John Bevil October 28, 1834. Included are all the legal transactions made between Texas Government and authorized persons included in Bevil's Title of Land process. This copy is a translated copy by P.H. Buckley.
Holding Partner: The Dolph Briscoe Center for American History
Soil map, Texas, Nacogdoches sheet

Soil map, Texas, Nacogdoches sheet

Date: 1904
Creator: United States. Bureau of Soils.
Description: Map displays soil types along with creeks, towns, roads, and railroads. Includes legend and soil profiles.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Soil survey of Nacogdoches County, Texas

Soil survey of Nacogdoches County, Texas

Date: [1930]
Creator: Hendrickson, B. H. (Bertram Higbie)
Description: Text describes the climate, agriculture, and soils of Nacogdoches County, Texas.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Soil survey of the Nacogdoches area, Texas

Soil survey of the Nacogdoches area, Texas

Date: 1904
Creator: Hearn, W. Edward (Williamson Edward)
Description: Text describes the location and boundaries, history of settlement and agricultural development, climate, physiography and geology, soils, and agricultural conditions of the Nacogdoches area, Texas.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
Inventory of county records, Nacogdoches County Courthouse, Nacogdoches, Texas

Inventory of county records, Nacogdoches County Courthouse, Nacogdoches, Texas

Date: 1975
Creator: McDonald, Archie P.
Description: Inventory of records of Nacogdoches County housed in the Nacogdoches County Courthouse in Nacogdoches, Texas. Begins with an introduction and explanation of the roles of various county government offices. Describes the records of the County Clerk, County Attorney, District Clerk, District Attorney, Justice of the Peace, Tax Assessor-Collector, Sheriff, Treasurer, Auditor, and School Superintendent. Also provides a list of Nacogdoches County records and an index.
Holding Partner: University of North Texas Libraries
East Texas Family Records, Volume 05, Number 01, Spring 1981

East Texas Family Records, Volume 05, Number 01, Spring 1981

Date: 1981
Creator: East Texas Genealogical Society
Description: Quarterly publication containing genealogical information about families in East Texas including fifth generation charts, family histories, and lists of records (births, deaths, etc.). Name index begins on page 55.
Holding Partner: East Texas Genealogical Society